Introduced in House
Ensuring Access to Essential Drugs Act
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLETrack this section →
This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Access to Essential Drugs Act.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTING CERTAIN DRUGS FROM THE PART D MANUFACTURER DISCOUNT PROGRAM UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAMTrack this section →
Section 1860D–14C(g)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–114c(g)(2)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting; and; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) does not include an orally administered drug— (i) for which a new drug application was approved under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and (ii) that has been granted a narrow exception permitting reclassification as a noninnovator multiple source drug under the Medicaid drug rebate program by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services..